The nutritional components and appearance of yellow millet and waxy millet are very similar, and it is difficult to distinguish them by looking at them alone, but if you look closely together, you will find that the particles of waxy millet are slightly larger than those of yellow millet. Although the difference between the two kinds of millet is not obvious, the specific functions and eating methods of the two kinds of millet are still different. You can choose to buy glutinous millet or yellow rice according to your own needs.
The difference between waxy millet and yellow millet.
Waxy millet, Gramineae, also known as millet, is divided into soft and hard, which is more resistant to barren. In the north, it is mainly used for brewing wine or grinding into powder to make fried cakes and rice cakes. You can also cook porridge. The porridge cooked with yellow rice is sticky and waxy.
Yellow rice, Gramineae and Cynanchum auriculatum, also known as millet, are most commonly used to cook porridge. Rich in nutrition, rich in amino acids, carotene and various trace elements, it is the highest vitamin B 1 among all kinds of food crops. Protein, fat, carbohydrates, etc. There is no special difference between glutinous millet and glutinous millet, but people tend to choose yellow millet when cooking porridge. Because the porridge cooked with yellow rice has clear yellow particles and rich porridge fragrance.
The difference between yellow millet and waxy millet when eating.
Yellow millet porridge and brown sugar can also play a role in invigorating qi and blood, especially for weak patients, parturients, the elderly and children, and it is more suitable to use millet porridge. This porridge is nutritious, easy to digest and can nourish the stomach. At the same time, yellow rice contains elements such as calcium and iodine, which can also promote the growth and development of children. Waxy millet has a certain degree of waxy, and the amylose content is relatively high, which may not be as easy to digest as millet porridge in Huang Chengcheng. Although there is not much difference in nutrients, there is a certain difference in taste. The porridge particles cooked by glutinous millet are easy to stick together, and the soup is sticky. Compared with weak people, the elderly and children, waxy millet is slightly difficult to digest.
Both yellow millet and waxy millet can make wine, and can be purchased according to demand when choosing. There are soft glutinous millet and hard glutinous millet. Soft millet is the raw material of famous rice wine in northern Shaanxi, while hard glutinous millet can also be used to make fried cakes and rice cakes in northern Shaanxi, while yellow millet is generally not used for grinding.
Choose according to your own needs. The actual difference between yellow millet and waxy millet is not obvious, but there are still some differences in use. You can buy millet according to your own use. If you buy millet mainly for porridge, you can choose yellow millet, and if you like and drink glutinous rice porridge, you can choose waxy millet. If you want to make rice wine with millet, or make fried cakes or jujube cakes with flour, then you can choose glutinous millet.
Generally speaking, yellow rice has certain advantages over waxy millet in some nutritional components. After all, yellow rice also has the effects of invigorating qi and blood, nourishing stomach and promoting children's growth and development. So it is better to buy that kind of millet according to personal needs.